When WatchOvers founder and CEO Eamonn O’Connor’s elderly uncle fell in his garden, he couldn’t call for help because his personal SOS device only worked indoors. Eamonn realised a better solution was required. The result is a device worn on the wrist like a watch that acts as a personal alarm, GPS tracker and voice-only mobile phone. Initially developed for the elderly, the device also offers peace-of-mind to parents of young children. A major challenge when launching a new technology product is not knowing for sure how it is going to be used. WatchOvers needed an IoT solution that was robust and could provide 24 hour connectivity, but wasn’t sure how much data and voice communication would be generated by watch-phone users. “We needed a communications provider that wouldn’t

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